Posted on 07/11/2005 7:19:00 PM PDT by bayourod
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Q: How is the undocumented immigrant community affecting the U.S. economy? A: First and foremost, it's a source of value added. The total goods and services that they consume through their paycheck, plus all that they produce for their employers, is close to about $800 billion.
They're also producing at relatively lower costs because the undocumented population typically gets about 20% less in wages than if they were legalized. That leads to lower prices for us and higher profits to employers.
In addition, they're obviously a huge consumer base. We've seen that 90% of the wages that the undocumented population gets are spent inside the U.S. Remittances are sent abroad, but that only represents about 10% of immigrants' income. The numbers are becoming quite huge. We estimate about $50 billion dollars in remittances this year. That means that total consumptive capacity remaining in the U.S. is $400 billion to $450 billion.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessweek.com ...
"If I lived next to a freeway and didn't like the noise and pollution I'd move, not demand that the freeway be closed."
So, your extending you logic to mean that if people who want our immigration laws followed by our borders don't like the fact that we are letting illegals come across at high rates...well hell's bells, you law abiding Americans move your asses somewhere else.
Your sympathies toward illegals is disturbing.
Bad analogy. Freeways are static objects and don't move, and they don't reproduce like people do. Try again.
Dang Rodriquez... is this all you do?
Until you can show a feasible way to seal the borders all your complaints are just useless bitching.Sane countries typically shoot invaders.
What are you talking about?
You know exactly what I'm talking about. You've used that "papers please" line before to imply that the anti-illegals are trying to create a Nazi state. Now on this thread, you refer to anti-illegals as "pro-personal freedom" as though it's an insult. Put two and two together, dumbass.
Is that your solutiuon? Shoot everyone found wirthin thirty miles of the border? No trial by jury? No probable cause?
There is nothing conservastive or patriotic about the Antis. Now you leader Tancredo wants to nuke Mecca.
No I didn't. Is there an adult in your house who can read and explain to you my posts?
Shoot everyone found wirthin thirty miles of the border?Gee, you really kicked that straw man's a**!
Now you [sic] leader Tancredo wants to nuke Mecca.My leader? I have a leader now?
Unlike Bushbots, I am able to form ideas without the help of someone holding my hand while doing so. You might try it sometime, pendejo.
Viva la Migre!
As I've expalined about bayourod before, he gives far more consideration to the criminal invaders who are breaking and entering our country than he does to the Americans who have lived here all their lives. Where his loyalties lie is very obvious. That's why he is known as a quisling.
Okay, you got me there, pal. I misread your post. So what, it doesn't mean I need an "adult to read and explain" things to me. And if I did need an adult, I certainly wouldn't pick you. At least I know not to compare freeways with people the way you just did. Not to mention that line about "they don't care about terrorists or gangs, they're just out to get Hispanic laborers."
Hey, is that your "upstairs maid" calling?
LOL! He got a piece of "they don't care about terrorists or gangs, they're just out to get Hispanic laborers" too.
A short time ago, was breaking news, (KFI LA) that the father of the baby in the LAPD hostage shootout was an killed was an illegal alien.
This was their leading news story at 3:30 and they are still talking about it, and led their news again at 3:45. I posted this as breaking, and it was deleted, and It said to post it on another, existing thread.
It seems someone was not interested in "breaking news" from the largest radio news station on the west coast. .
I saw it. But, you know, they're just using the babies as a shield in a shootout with cops so that their baby girl will be shot in the head and killed that Americans don't want to.
Still breaking news at the top of the hour, 4:p.m. PST and the breaking news post on this was deleted.
I don't understand why
No, he's gotta save some time for a few hours of Univision to get his marching orders.
It doesn't work that way.
Oh that's right, you don't speak a word of Spanish. Sorry, I forgot.
Rod....you must have greater powers than I....if you can tell by looking.
Don't tell me - a 'hard working' illegal alien made it across the border without his Family Values????
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